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An afternoon of the Botanical Gardens, sushi, floral patterns and a picnic

{Wearing: Urban Outfitters dress, Target bandana, sunglasses from Anna Grace, mules from Shoefly, purse from street vendor in NYC} The headline for this post was almost “Lunch at the museum not starring Ben Stiller” until I realized that really doesn’t make sense at all, does it? My partner in crime Laura and I spent a free afternoon at the Botanical Gardens, having a picnic. It was an impromptu plan. I realized I had a break… View Post

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OOTD: Short shirt and a loooong maxi

{Wearing: Forever 21 top + skirt, sunnies from Half & Half Clothing Co, booties from Nordstrom Rack, KJP pearl necklace, purse from AMVETS // Photo creds: my cute boyfriend Dan} As the “I’m not perfect but my blog is” greeting card that my friend Laura sent me is sitting on my desk, staring me down, I come to you with a post about maxi skirts. I generally take a long time to come around to… View Post

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Table for one, please?

Last night, I did that thing where you get all dressed up, go to a fancy restaurant, order an expensive dish, by yourself. Going on a date solo has always appealed to me, given that my mind usually associates the act with strong female leads traveling in romantic comedies, unconsciously romanticizing the event as a rite of passage to independence and confidence. So, feeling like Julia Roberts, I had fun. I dressed for the occasion. “American… View Post

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OOTD: Green is the new black

{Necklaces by Indie Twenty, jacket from Anna Grace, top + pants + mules from Urban Outfitters, pin from Penzey’s Spices, sunglasses from Shoefly Buffalo} I visited the most beautiful place on earth and my wonderful boyfriend took a bunch of pictures (without even complaining, proud of u) so there is an influx of photos in this post, be warned. Saturday in Buffalo reached 50 degrees so of course, I cranked out of my shoulder-baring shirt… View Post

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Toronto Christmas Market Photo Diary

Better late than never right? The smell of mulled wine in the air, string lights twinkling between the buildings in Toronto’s Distillery District, well-dressed (and bundled) Canadian couples walking hand in hand. In December, a few weeks before Christmas, Dan and I drove up to Toronto for their annual Christmas Market. Neither of us had ever been before and I hadn’t even heard of it, but our friend Lucy told us about it and after… View Post